Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 1.9% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Albania, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL782
|
$6.91
TRY241.48
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
$6.91
TRY241.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL155
|
$1.17
TRY41.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.42
TRY14.78
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$1.02
TRY35.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL494
|
$4.97
TRY173.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL673
|
$3.15
TRY110.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
$1.40
TRY48.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL291
|
$2.40
TRY83.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$0.37
TRY12.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$0.87
TRY30.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.42
TRY14.54
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$0.51
TRY17.81
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.25
TRY8.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.21
TRY7.43
|
|
pay 13.9% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL730
|
$4.40
TRY153.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
$19.27
TRY673.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,566,212.23
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
$6.29
TRY219.90
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
$11.31
TRY395.10
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
$442.81
TRY15,474.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
$336.49
TRY11,758.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
$44.46
TRY1,553.75
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
$408.60
TRY14,278.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
$6,892.93
TRY240,873.31
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL243
|
$2.54
TRY88.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL166
|
$2.62
TRY91.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
$1.91
TRY66.78
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
$36.34
TRY1,269.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL714
|
$5.10
TRY178.25
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
$42.74
TRY1,493.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
$40.74
TRY1,423.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
$88.38
TRY3,088.43
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
$74.39
TRY2,599.52
|
|
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